Workshop on ethanol technology held
July 3, 2021
LAHORE: The Lallemand Specialities, Inc, acting through its business unit Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) and Hunza Distillery, a business unit of Hunza Group of Companies, conducted the first-ever joint international training on ethanol technology in Bhurban.
The trainings were conducted by LBDS US Senior Vice President Sales and Business Development Chris Richard, LBDS Canada Global Technical Director Robert Piggot, LBDS Scotland Global Technical Director Robert Fotheringham, and LBDS India Technical Service Manager Rajesh Mohan were the trainers. Expert speakers included Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Suleman Tahir, Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology VC Prof Dr Mehmood Saleem, Noon Sugar Mills GM Finance Rana Waseem, Yousuf Dewan Group GM Distillery Adnan Javed Pirzada, Mitiari Group GM Distillery Syed Badarudin Shah, General Manager Distillery.
Business
April 4, 2021
LAHORE: Sugar mills rejected need of imports of sweetener with its production this year more than enough to meet domestic demand and the governmentâs ex-factory price without tax relief.
Addressing a press conference, representatives of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Punjab said the government should waive 17 percent general sales tax on sugar if it wants to fix ex-mill rate of sweetener at Rs80 per kilogram. If the provincial government is still ben upon fixing the price, it pays salaries of millsâ staff, takes all responsibility of business including outstanding amount of farmers and other liabilities.
Waheed Chaudhry, spokesman of PSMA along with Javed Kayani, former chairman of PSMA urged the government to have a meeting with sugar manufactures to resolve issues pertaining to the commodityâs price and availability.
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